Sunday, June 4, 2017

Friday Floral : Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster
/kəˈtoʊniːˈæstər/[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family,
Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe,
north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in
the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas.[3] They are
related to hawthorns C. simonsii is listed on the New Zealand National
Pest Plant Accord preventing its sale and distribution because of its
invasiveness.(Crataegus), firethorns (Pyracantha), photinias (Photinia)
and rowans (Sorbus).